Cyclone Causes 140 Deaths in Western Myanmar, Says U.N. Agency

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BANGKOK, Thailand -- A cyclone that swept through western Myanmar left at least 140 people dead and 18,000 people homeless, U.N. agencies said Friday.

UNICEF -- the United Nations Children's Fund -- said the May 19 storm, with winds of up to 105 mph, was the worst to hit the area since 1968.

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Cyclone Causes 140 Deaths in Western Myanmar, Says U.N. Agency

The cyclone devastated Myanmar's Rakhine State, several hundred miles northwest of the capital, Yang...

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